How to do wire teeth correction

When correcting teeth, various wires or nails are sometimes used. These metal instruments are more effective and can promote the effect of tooth correction, thereby correcting the teeth and making them neat, healthy and beautiful. Wire teeth are often painful when they are first corrected, and you will feel very uncomfortable. At this time, you must pay attention to conditioning and avoid eating hard foods.

How to correct teeth with wire

Method 1: Using orthodontic wax

When you feel that the wire or bracket of the braces is rubbing or pricking your lip skin, you can first cut off a 2mm thick section with a knife, then pinch it into a ball with your hands, and place the orthodontic protective wax on the position of the dental correction device facing the oral ulcer, allowing the protective wax to cover the "pricking" area. Remove it when eating, and replace it with a new piece after the meal. (If the situation is urgent and there is no orthodontic wax, you can also use chewing gum instead)

Method 2: Adjust the facing direction of the end wire

A friend who is undergoing orthodontic treatment asked Dr. Yam, an orthodontist, "I just put on braces, and the wire in the last small loop on my upper teeth is very sharp in my mouth. The flesh on my cheeks has been pierced. What should I do?"

If there is a ligature at the end, the ligature may protrude from the lip side. In this case, you can try to do this: bend the end of the ligature inward toward the side of the tooth surface. However, if the mouth is pierced because the terminal arch wire is too long, you need to contact a doctor for treatment.

Introduction

1: Extend the follow-up interval. The follow-up interval for traditional fixed orthodontics is about 4 weeks, which means that the patient needs to go to the hospital for adjustment once a month. The follow-up interval for correction with self-ligating brackets can be extended to 6 to 8 weeks, which means that the patient only needs to go to the hospital for adjustment every two months or so.

2: No need for tooth extraction. Since the friction of self-ligating brackets is extremely low, the movement of teeth is easier, so some patients who previously needed tooth extraction treatment can now avoid it.

3: Comfortable and gentle correction force greatly reduces the pain during the correction process.

4: High efficiency, reducing the friction between the archwire and the bracket, which is beneficial to the movement of the corrected teeth, shortening the course of treatment and completing orthodontic treatment in advance;

5. Comfortable, the teeth can be moved horizontally under gentle force, and the patient will not feel pain or discomfort. No ligature is required, which avoids the damage of the ligature wire end to the soft tissue.

6: Hygiene, no ligatures and other accessories, more conducive to oral hygiene, to protect the health of periodontal tissues, and more stable correction effect;